{"id":94911,"date":"2022-05-16T11:55:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T09:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dandavats.tumblr.com\/post\/649414160389718016"},"modified":"2022-05-16T11:56:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T09:56:55","slug":"this-class-on-srimad-bhagavatam-9-4-48-is-given-by-sutapa-das-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=94911","title":{"rendered":"Weight of Love (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/ed645e21ea9c4129fbf9f0d44833fe93\/663b39ee5796a63a-61\/s1280x1920\/c514f4c982d43ef99935df5f3dd9a573e2887023.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This class on Srimad Bhagavatam 9.4.48 is given by Sutapa Das on Saturday, April 24th, at Bhakti Center. (video)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<h3>Click below to start the player<\/h3>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/vW97Xc5D--A\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nTRANSLATION<br \/>\nAs fire in the forest immediately burns to ashes an angry snake, so, by the previous order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, His disc, the Sudar\u015bana cakra, immediately burnt to ashes the created demon to protect the Lord\u2019s devotee.<br \/>\nPURPORT<br \/>\nAs a pure devotee, Mah\u0101r\u0101ja Ambar\u012b\u1e63a, although in such danger, did not move an inch from his position, nor did he request the Supreme Personality of Godhead to give him protection. He was fixed in understanding, and it was certain that he was simply thinking of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the core of his heart. A devotee is never fearful of his death, for he meditates on the Supreme Personality of Godhead always, not for any material profit, but as his duty. The Lord, however, knows how to protect His devotee. As indicated by the words pr\u0101g di\u1e63\u1e6dam, the Lord knew everything. Therefore, before anything happened, He had already arranged for His cakra to protect Mah\u0101r\u0101ja Ambar\u012b\u1e63a. This protection is offered to a devotee even from the very beginning of his devotional service. Kaunteya pratij\u0101n\u012bhi na me bhakta\u1e25 pra\u1e47a\u015byati (Bg. 9.31). If one simply begins devotional service, he is immediately protected by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 (18.66): aha\u1e41 tv\u0101\u1e41 sarva-p\u0101pebhyo mok\u1e63ayi\u1e63y\u0101mi. Protection begins immediately. The Lord is so kind and merciful that He gives the devotee proper guidance and all protection, and thus the devotee very peacefully makes solid progress in K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness without outward disturbances. A serpent may be very angry and ready to bite, but the furious snake is helpless when faced by a blazing fire in the forest. Although an enemy of a devotee may be very strong, he is compared to an angry serpent before the fire of devotional service.<br \/>\nWatch it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/is.gd\/IxFEnx\">https:\/\/is.gd\/IxFEnx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/ed645e21ea9c4129fbf9f0d44833fe93\/663b39ee5796a63a-61\/s1280x1920\/c514f4c982d43ef99935df5f3dd9a573e2887023.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As fire in the forest immediately burns to ashes an angry snake, so, by the previous order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, His disc, the Sudar\u015bana cakra, immediately burnt to ashes the created demon to protect the Lord\u2019s devotee.<be><\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"author":10650,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[152],"class_list":["post-94911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recent-media","tag-nectar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10650"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94911"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97890,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94911\/revisions\/97890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}